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The Plains

Every evening a man in his late 50s commutes home at the end of the working day in the outer suburbs of Melbourne.

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David Easteal

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2 wins & 13 nominations

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I have to say,
the two weeks I was away, - The Plains

I have to say, the two weeks I was away,

Even though what was happening
was tragic, or sad, - The Plains

Even though what was happening was tragic, or sad,

From work, from Marie, from the whole
stupidity of the whole thing. - The Plains

From work, from Marie, from the whole stupidity of the whole...

Well I guess you weren't particularly
close to Cheri's mum. - The Plains

Well I guess you weren't particularly close to Cheri�...

Dementia is a cruel, cruel disease. - The Plains

Dementia is a cruel, cruel disease.

She had an odd form of dementia. - The Plains

She had an odd form of dementia.

My mum's dementia,
she can't remember who she is, - The Plains

My mum's dementia, she can't remember who she is,

Meaning she can go to the toilet,
she can eat, she can sit in the chair. - The Plains

Meaning she can go to the toilet, she can eat, she can sit i...

Cheri's mum had a form of dementia - The Plains

Cheri's mum had a form of dementia

And, "That's my daughter", and so on.
And, "You're my daughter's husband". - The Plains

And, "That's my daughter", and so on. And, &q...

But she couldn't remember, for instance,
how to eat. - The Plains

But she couldn't remember, for instance, how to eat.

She was forgetting things,
but she also knew she wasn't remembering - The Plains

She was forgetting things, but she also knew she wasn't...

- There was an awareness?
- I reckon, yeah. - The Plains

- There was an awareness? - I reckon, yeah.

She was aware she couldn't,
and she should have. - The Plains

She was aware she couldn't, and she should have.

I remember about five, six,
seven weeks ago, we took her out. - The Plains

I remember about five, six, seven weeks ago, we took her out...

And she couldn't work out
how to get into a car. - The Plains

And she couldn't work out how to get into a car.

How to sit in a car.
Think about it, we do it quite seamlessly. - The Plains

How to sit in a car. Think about it, we do it quite seamless...

We position ourselves,
we lower ourselves with our... - The Plains

We position ourselves, we lower ourselves with our...

Our bodies, we lift our legs in,
and so on. - The Plains

Our bodies, we lift our legs in, and so on.

And to try to explain it...
It was like, really sad to watch Cheri - The Plains

And to try to explain it... It was like, really sad to watch...

And she was a pretty competent... - The Plains

And she was a pretty competent...

So in many ways I was just sitting there
thinking, "Look..." - The Plains

So in many ways I was just sitting there thinking, "Loo...

My mum on the other hand is fine.
She's got dementia, - The Plains

My mum on the other hand is fine. She's got dementia,

Maybe her memory is like, about - The Plains

Maybe her memory is like, about

If you say something,
she'll just repeat it. - The Plains

If you say something, she'll just repeat it.

But she's still happy,
she'll smile, she'll laugh. - The Plains

But she's still happy, she'll smile, she'll l...

Maybe I'm making excuses
for why I don't go back more often. - The Plains

Maybe I'm making excuses for why I don't go back m...

Because I think they're looking after her,
I think she's happy. - The Plains

Because I think they're looking after her, I think she&...

Well, yeah I mean...
Obviously things are changing as well. - The Plains

Well, yeah I mean... Obviously things are changing as well.

Look I don't know how long my mum's got,
I'm now thinking... - The Plains

Look I don't know how long my mum's got, I'm ...

But what do I do, go over and live,
and what? - The Plains

But what do I do, go over and live, and what?

- I reckon one over.
- Nah, I think we're stuck. - The Plains

- I reckon one over. - Nah, I think we're stuck.

What benefit is it I sit there,
and spend my life sitting there, - The Plains

What benefit is it I sit there, and spend my life sitting th...

If I'm out of her life, - The Plains

If I'm out of her life,

She's occupied, watches "Andre Areer",
or whatever his name is... - The Plains

She's occupied, watches "Andre Areer", or wha...

On TV, they have it on all the time,
or Elvis Presley. - The Plains

On TV, they have it on all the time, or Elvis Presley.

When I'm there it's just a reminder
of things gone and lost. - The Plains

When I'm there it's just a reminder of things gone...

Again, maybe I'm just making
myself feel better. - The Plains

Again, maybe I'm just making myself feel better.

Your parents are young aren't they,
they're quite young? - The Plains

Your parents are young aren't they, they're quite ...

But she doesn't remember when she
last spoke to me - The Plains

But she doesn't remember when she last spoke to me

For a long while with my sister,
she used to say, "Where's Jacqueline?" - The Plains

For a long while with my sister, she used to say, "Wher...

And then I'd be sitting there - The Plains

And then I'd be sitting there

So now I all say is,
"She came and say you last week", - The Plains

So now I all say is, "She came and say you last week&qu...

So my sister's actually going to visit
my mum more often than I am. - The Plains

So my sister's actually going to visit my mum more ofte...

In my mum's mind. I guess...
Is that far from reality, you know? - The Plains

In my mum's mind. I guess... Is that far from reality, ...

- Qatar.
- Oh, okay, via Doha? - The Plains

- Qatar. - Oh, okay, via Doha?

Isn't that amazing? From the rain, - The Plains

Isn't that amazing? From the rain,

If you focus your eye on it,
the whole ground - The Plains

If you focus your eye on it, the whole ground

...one hour, stuck in traffic,
and allowing an extra hour... - The Plains

...one hour, stuck in traffic, and allowing an extra hour...

Hi, can I speak to my mum, - The Plains

Hi, can I speak to my mum,

Is she feeling... Is she better today? - The Plains

Is she feeling... Is she better today?

Yeah, don't wake her, that's fine.
I'll try again tomorrow. - The Plains

Yeah, don't wake her, that's fine. I'll try a...

If you could let her know her son called,
that would be great. - The Plains

If you could let her know her son called, that would be grea...

Alright, thanks a lot.
Bye bye, see ya. - The Plains

Alright, thanks a lot. Bye bye, see ya.

My mum's still not any better, - The Plains

My mum's still not any better,

Nah, I got the usual stuff
about her being old and so on... - The Plains

Nah, I got the usual stuff about her being old and so on...

Freeway seems to be okay,
40 minutes or so. - The Plains

Freeway seems to be okay, 40 minutes or so.

I don't know, I hope so,
I don't want to do that study again. - The Plains

I don't know, I hope so, I don't want to do that s...

We're going to Adelaide tonight,
on the way to Adelaide anyway. - The Plains

We're going to Adelaide tonight, on the way to Adelaide...

- Tonight?
- Yeah, my mum's not too good. - The Plains

- Tonight? - Yeah, my mum's not too good.

- She stopped today?
- No, about two days ago. - The Plains

- She stopped today? - No, about two days ago.

Well they say about five, six,
seven days if she doesn't pick up. - The Plains

Well they say about five, six, seven days if she doesn'...

They don't take fluids,
and that is what probably does them in. - The Plains

They don't take fluids, and that is what probably does ...

So we're going to go to Horsham,
and stay the night and then go on. - The Plains

So we're going to go to Horsham, and stay the night and...

- You guys have a place in Horsham?
- Yeah, I've mentioned it before. - The Plains

- You guys have a place in Horsham? - Yeah, I've mentio...

We bought it to go to Adelaide,
that's what we're using it for. - The Plains

We bought it to go to Adelaide, that's what we're ...

We went so often for the mums. - The Plains

We went so often for the mums.

We'd go halfway...
I'll just go to the petrol station here. - The Plains

We'd go halfway... I'll just go to the petrol stat...

It's nice, turned out to be more of what
we enjoy than going to Adelaide. - The Plains

It's nice, turned out to be more of what we enjoy than ...

It's a house on a fair bit of land,
we lease out the land to a farmer. - The Plains

It's a house on a fair bit of land, we lease out the la...

- So it's not in Horsham town?
- No, it's outside. - The Plains

- So it's not in Horsham town? - No, it's outside.

How much land is there? - The Plains

How much land is there?

I took a video the other day...
Get my iPad out of my bag. - The Plains

I took a video the other day... Get my iPad out of my bag.

Let's just have a quick look.
There's nothing on it that... - The Plains

Let's just have a quick look. There's nothing on i...

You can have a look at a few other things
if you want, I'll just get some petrol. - The Plains

You can have a look at a few other things if you want, I...

Whatcha doing? - The Plains

Flies are really bad. - The Plains

Flies are really bad.

- Are you coming?
- I'm coming. - The Plains

- Are you coming? - I'm coming.

She's in the home there.
You can hear "Areer", "Andre Areer", - The Plains

She's in the home there. You can hear "Areer"...

- "Where are you sleeping?"
- I'm flying back now, soon. - The Plains

- "Where are you sleeping?" - I'm flying back...

That shed's now full of my sister's gear. - The Plains

That shed's now full of my sister's gear.

- Which shed?
- The shed up there you saw it before. - The Plains

- Which shed? - The shed up there you saw it before.

This was taken after I'd cleaned it out. - The Plains

This was taken after I'd cleaned it out.

That was her kitchen,
I took out everything that had rotted out. - The Plains

That was her kitchen, I took out everything that had rotted ...

Because I knew the other guy
might say I'd done too much. - The Plains

Because I knew the other guy might say I'd done too muc...

But in the end they said
that I had vandalised it - The Plains

But in the end they said that I had vandalised it

But I wasn't going to argue,
there's no point in arguing that stuff. - The Plains

But I wasn't going to argue, there's no point in a...

So that's it, so hopefully she'll...
Who knows what will happen? - The Plains

So that's it, so hopefully she'll... Who knows wha...

It's probably not going to be great,
but we'll see. - The Plains

It's probably not going to be great, but we'll see...

She knows I'm coming home,
I said that you were catching a lift. - The Plains

She knows I'm coming home, I said that you were catchin...

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Every evening a man in his late 50s commutes home at the end of the working day in the outer suburbs of Melbourne.

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Director: David Easteal

Writer: David Easteal

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 84/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 12 Apr 2023

Awards: 2 wins & 13 nominations

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